John Friesz is a career quality starter — a quarterback whose body of work places Friesz in the top half of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Friesz's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.

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#49Breakout seasons· 1991of 50

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John Friesz

Top 36% all-time QBsHigh-End Starter⚡ Breakout · 1991 🌅 Early Bloomer · 1991

Height6'4"

Weight220 lb

Born

Career Value · VORP

60 career value over replacement — #1869 all-time of 4,695. 10/season above a replacement-level QB.

Draft OutcomeValue ↑

Pick #138 (Rd 6) · SDG · 1990 · +16.5 vs expected KV-H

47actual

30.5 expected · Δ+16.5

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Combined Season Grid

Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.

2 categories · One row per season · Scroll for all statistics

Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Passing													Rushing
Season	Age	Team	G	GS	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	TD%	Int%	Y/A	AdjY/A	TD:INT	Rate	Sk	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	TD%	1D	1D%	Fmb
1990	23	SD	1	—	11	22	50.0%	98	1	1	4.5	4.5	4.5	3.3	1.0	58.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	24	SD	16	—	262	487	53.8%	2,896	12	15	2.5	3.1	5.9	5.1	0.8	67.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	26	SD	12	—	128	238	53.8%	1,402	6	4	2.5	1.7	5.9	5.6	1.5	72.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1994	27	WAS	16	—	105	180	58.3%	1,266	10	9	5.6	5.0	7.0	5.9	1.1	77.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	28	SEA	6	—	64	120	53.3%	795	6	3	5.0	2.5	6.6	6.5	2.0	80.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1996	29	SEA	8	—	120	211	56.9%	1,629	8	4	3.8	1.9	7.7	7.6	2.0	86.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	30	SEA	2	—	15	36	41.7%	138	0	3	0.0	8.3	3.8	0.1	0.0	18.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	31	SEA	6	—	29	49	59.2%	409	2	2	4.1	4.1	8.3	7.3	1.0	82.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	32	NE	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0
2000	33	NE	1	—	11	21	52.4%	66	0	1	0.0	4.8	3.1	1.0	0.0	39.0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Career		—	69	—	745	1,364	54.6%	8,699	45	42	3.3	3.1	6.4	5.7	1.1	72.3	3	2	-2	0	-1.0	0.0	0	0.0	0

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A quality quarterback with a above-average career — a legitimate starter who contributed meaningfully across their career.

Career Value · VORP

VORP 60 · #1869 · Above Average

Worth 60 points of value above a freely-available replacement quarterback — top 41% of all 4,695 ranked at the position. 4 of 6 seasons cleared the replacement bar, by +15 on average.See board →

Seasons above replacement

4 cleared

2 replaced

Beat replacement (adds to VORP) Below it — adds 0, never a debit

Replacement

the KC-H bar

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Seasons over

cleared the bar

+15

Avg surplus

peak +26

4 seasons × ~15 surplus ≈